Borough Accepting Holiday Donations for Needy Residents

With the holiday season nearly upon us, Fair Lawn has begun accepting donations for local families in need.

The Human Services Department is collecting non-perishable food, gift certificates to local supermarkets, paper goods and monetary donations for needy residents as part of its Holiday Food Drive, which provides a complete Thanksgiving meal to needy residents.

Monetary donations can be made out to “Fair Lawn Human Services Trust Fund."

Donations of food or other goods can be brought to the Health and Human Services Department, located at the Fair Lawn Municipal Building, Room 112. Please check for expiration dates, as expired items will be discarded.

The borough cannot accept frozen turkeys, because it lacks the space to store them, but is accepting frozen lasagnas. Those who wish to donate a frozen turkey can contact the Center for Food Action at 201-321-3142 or Action Against Hunger at 973-569-7683. 

For more information on donating to Fair Lawn's Holiday Food Drive, call 201-794-5333 or email HHS@fairlawn.org. 

Holiday Sharing Program

The borough is also accepting gift certificates and monetary donations for its holiday sharing program, which provides gifts and gift certificates to young residents in need this holiday season.

Donations will be accepted only until Dec. 1, to allow for the timely purchase and dispersal of gifts. Again, monetary donations can be made out to the "Fair Lawn Human Services Trust Fund."

Contact the Health and Human Services Department for more information.

Holiday Schedules

Borough offices will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, Nov. 22 and Friday, Nov. 23.

Garbage collection in Section 2 moves to Friday, Nov. 23.

Recycling Collection in Section 3 moves to Tuesday, Nov. 20 and recycling collection in Section 4 moves to Wednesday, Nov. 21.

The Recycling Center will be closed on Thursday and Friday, but will be open regular hours on Saturday (9 a.m. - 1 p.m.) and Sunday (Noon to 4 p.m.). 

Bagged leaf and yard waste collection, except in Section 5, is suspended for the week.

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